Martin Walker (II)
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 51
The Gareth Ellis three minute interview
Imagine Laurel & Hardy attacking The Chuckle Brothers. Now imagine Paul Chuckle setting your mind on fire. Now imagine Laurel eating Hardy. Now imagine Barry extinguishing your mind. This just happened. Now you belong to us. So states the website of Ellis & Rose, who bring a show to Edinburgh entitled Jim Davidson's Funeral. Gareth Ellis kindly interrupts his holiday to speak to Martin Walker about what he sees as the death of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 26th July 2014The Ria Lina three minute interview
Award-winning Ria Lina returns with to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe her third hour of eclectic comedy. Having decided to homeschool her kids, Ria took the opportunity to devise her own uniquely comedic curriculum. Come and enjoy an hour of didactic comedy and songs for grown-ups.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014The Sean O'Dee three minute interview
You've must have heard the one about the Irishman and the Scotsman walking into a bar? Duncan Fraser and Sean O'Dee will be a Scots and Irishman in a bar at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe... but this time it's war. Martin Walker catches up with Sean by email.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014The Sean Turner three minute interview
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Comedy with a Dyslexic Geordie, features Sean Turner, the Loaded magazine Search for a Star Finalist of 2013. He performs alternative comedy from surreal to observational. An energetic show with a brooding north-eastern mania.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014The Sarah Cassidy three minute interview
Sarah Cassidy is originally from Plantation, Florida. She came to the UK in 2008 to escape the recession, but instead it followed her here, and now the country lies in ruins. Her Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, An Introduction to Twerking takes a close look at the popular ass of Miley Cyrus to see what we discover about ourselves.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014The Sid Singh three minute interview
Hailing from the United States of America, Sid Singh arrives in the Scottish capital with a very busy schedule. New York's rising star of comedy explains to Martin Walker why he's performing two shows in two venues, this Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014The Simon Feilder three minute interview
What is a Simon Feilder? Award-winning comedian? Sure. Kisswizard? Campingman? Fightsmith? Let's find out. His debut solo Edinburgh Festival fringe show features jokes, jingles, a projector, video, sounds, online dating, urinals, fun-size confectionery and one joke about Freud.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014The Sarah Kendall three minute interview
She Came. She Saw. She Conquered the Newcastle and District Under-14s Touch Rugby Competition. In 1992, Sarah Kendall was forced to play Women's Touch Rugby. And accidentally made history as one-tenth of the greatest under-14s team ever assembled. Sounds like an Edinburgh Festival Fringe show.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014The Stephen Bailey three minute interview
Sharp and sassy, Stephen Bailey, from Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side, makes his highly anticipated Edinburgh Festival Fringe solo debut. Neon Heart is a warm and funny show about finding the one, breaking up, handling it with dignity and getting back out there, just like Katy Perry with a world tour, but on a budget.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014The Wendy Wason three minute interview
Wendy Wason has seen the future and it ain't pretty. The future of the NHS, that is. Her husband was a resident in a Los Angeles hospital. What most people fear, Wendy drank in. With her unique sense of fun and ability to laugh at the ridiculous, she reports back to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014